Research led by ANU supports a theory that a neutron star merger may explain the presence of some of the heavy elements, such as gold and uranium, on Earth and in the Solar System
New evidence reported in the prestigious journal Science suggests that just before the Solar System was formed 4.5 billion years ago, a rare and extremely cataclysmic event, such as the merger of two neutron stars, took place. Ultrasensitive measurement of interstellar plutonium at ANSTO's Centre for Accelerator Science were a crucial part of the investigation
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Source: ANSTO